In a major development local news agencies in Iran are reporting that the head of the Criminal Prosecutors Office Mohammad Shahriari, said that former Tehran Mayor Mohammad Ali Najaf had confessed to the murder of his second wife.
"Moments ago, Mohammad Ali Najafi went to a police station and surrendered,” Shahriari said.
Tehran’s police chief Alireza Lotfi, also confirmed the arrest.
Tuesday's report by the ISNA news agency says Mitra Najafi was killed in northern Tehran. She is the second wife of Mohammad Ali Najafi, a former reformist mayor of Tehran and a Rouhani confidant.
Najafi resigned as mayor in 2018, after hard-liners criticized him over a video showing he attended a dance performance by young girls at a school show.
Polygamy is legal in Iran, though some criticized Najafi on social media after he married Mitra Najafi.
"Moments ago, Mohammad Ali Najafi went to a police station and surrendered,” Shahriari said.
Tehran’s police chief Alireza Lotfi, also confirmed the arrest.
Tuesday's report by the ISNA news agency says Mitra Najafi was killed in northern Tehran. She is the second wife of Mohammad Ali Najafi, a former reformist mayor of Tehran and a Rouhani confidant.
Najafi resigned as mayor in 2018, after hard-liners criticized him over a video showing he attended a dance performance by young girls at a school show.
Polygamy is legal in Iran, though some criticized Najafi on social media after he married Mitra Najafi.